Portable house.



R. R. BREWER.

PORTABLE HOUSE.

APPLIGATION FILED 00111, 1909.

Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

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R. R. BREWER.

:BORTABLE EOUSE. APPLICATION rum) 00111, 1909.

974,233. Patented Nov. 1 1910.

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PORTABLE HOUSE.

APPLICATION IILEI) 001211, 1909.

Patented Nov. 1,1910.

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PORTABLE HOUSE. APPLICATION FILED OOT.11,1909.

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R. R, BBB ER,

PORTABLE HOUSE, APPLIOATIOH FILED 013111, 1909.

- specification, in which like numbers of ref- 'fOllli of holding the roof-boardstogether;

citizen of the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have inlowing is aspe'cificat-ion, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

'use as temporary ofiices for architects, contractors, builders, etc.," or their representafor use as a play-house for children,'cainp ug house, out-house for consumptives, etc.,

. ance with the plans oftlie house, so that,

.which the parts are assembled and, also, in

1 milled 'by machinery and that they can be cur, Figui'el is a plan view; Figs. 2 and 3 are side elevations; Figs. 4 and 5 are end elevations; Fig. (3 15a sectional view on the '-on the line 7 7.

- l1"11. Fig. 10; and Fig. 12, is an elevation together length-wise. one of said boardsbe- PORTABLE some: I i

I Specification of Letters-Ratent; Application filed October 11, 1909. Serial No. 522,055.v

"13.03am: R. innr 'waxt, or six; LotiIs, Misspt itii w To all whom it may concern:'

3e it known that I, Ronairr R. BREWER, a.

vented certain new and useful. Improvements in Portable Houses, of which the fol- This invention relates to portable houses, especially to that class of houses suitable for tires, when it is necessary fortheinto have an oliice .0n the grounds where their work is'under construction. It; 1s, also, intended and for various" other purposes.

The object of this invention is to' provide a portable house in which the component parts are formed to fittogetherin accordwhen the-material 1 shipped to the place where the house is to be erected, it is only necessary to asseniblethe parts without additional cutting and fitting of-tlie material on-the grounds.v

Another aspect is found in the manner in the mode of securing and retaining the parts iirplace.

This form of constructiongreatly reduces the cost for the reason that the parts can be assembled without employing skilled labor. -In the drawings forming, part of this erciiee denote like parts wherever they ocline (i-6, Fig is a sectional view l i'gi-fh-lfi ig. 8 is a sectional view on the line SS, Fig. 2; Fig. 9 is a sectional view through an alternative form of ridge-pole; Fig. 10 is an elevation of a portion of the ridge, showing an alternative Fig. -11 is a sectional view oir-the line of a turn-buckle.

Each sill 1., ii|)0l 1 -\\'lll('l1 a side wall 2 is supported. is formed by nailing two boards' in: preterably longer than the other so that yond an "adj acent e'nd o'f tl1e short boar'dand overlap at"? end of a similar long board which extends beyond an endofa short board forming part of a sill 3 nnderan end preferably length-wise of tlie'bnildii'i'g, is,

also, formed byaiailing two boards together,

one of said boards being long enouglrto overlap the botto'in'boards of the end sills 3 nted 0v,

each end of. the long board will extend be-- wall 4. The center'sill' 5, which extends and the other said board being"a'daptedto" fit between said botton fboai'ds of the end sills The top board of said sin '5 rests upon tliebottomboard oft-he end sills 3 and each end of said-top board of 'sill5 lies in a space between thetooboartlsbf anend' sill 3 'so that when 'said sills '1; 3, and'5 are all fitted "together as "hereinabove des'.t:1"ibed,

the topsurface of each-'sill'is in the-same plane. A floor of ordinary'flooring-boards I can be laid'on said sills within the building or a cen1ent,"cinder, {or other suitablefioor can be provided ifd'esired.

Each corner post 6- is inserted into an opening 7 'in the top board of o'neof joining sill. Each intermediate post 8 is set in an opening 7 in the top board of the sill upon which the intermediate postrests. When a'post 8 is located over anend of sill in an end of the top board of said sill and rests on the bottom board of the sill adjacent said end.

Two adjacent faces of each cornerpost (3 the sills 'and rests upon thebottoin boards of an"ad-" '5 saidxpostS is inserted intoa'n' opening 7 are .each provided with a groove 9 and each post 6 is so set. at a corner of the building that one'of said grooves occupies a position in a side wall 2 and the other said groove occupies a position in an end wall 4Q A groove 10 is formed in each of two opposite faces of each intermediate post and, when said posts are set; in place, each of said grooves lies in-th'e plane of the wall "in grooves 9 in each corner post 6 extendthe 'full length thereof. The grooves 10 in each intermediate post 8 extend from the bottom "of the post to a point below the level of tli'e' eaves of the roof 11. At said point each groove 10 terminates ina slot 12 which eretends-from thereon to the-top of said :post 8.

Each po'st-"l3', whichfornis a part of a door-frame for a door 14, is provided with a groove 15 in one side thereof, and said which the intermediate 'post is located. I The t i groove extends from thebottom of said post groove terminates in a slot 16 in the top of to the top of the door," at'which point the.

said post. The pieces 17, forming sides of the window-frames of the windows 18, are

eaeh formedwith a groove 19 in one side and each end of each pieceis slotted at20. Each board 21 adjacent the top or the bottom of a window 18 and each board 21 adboards is preferably equivalent to the thickness of the side pieces of the frame of the door, or window.-

All uprights, door-frames,' and windowframes are preferably of equal thickness so .that, when the house isassembled, the .in-

ner surface of eaeh'upright, door-frame, and window-frame of each wall will be in the same plane with the others of the samewall on the inside of the building, whereby the building can be lined with any desirable material. The. walls are formed'preferably of ordinary planking 21, which are all cut .to the proper length to fit in their respective places and are inserted in the above-mentioned grooves and slots inia manner to be hereinafter more fully described.

"When a door 14 is located in aniendwall 4, as depicted in Fig. 5, the center post 8 is omitted entirely. Two boards 22'are-fastened by the bolts 23 or other suitable means, to a. board 21 above said door. .One of said. boards 22 is located on the outside of the end wall andthe other said-board 22 is located on the inside of said wall. The remaining boards-abovesaid board '21 are inserted between said boards 22. A bolt 24 secures the top of said boards 22 together.

The doors and windows are each hung on ordinary shutter-hinges 25, or other suitable means, and preferably swing into'the interior. of the building, but may be bring to swingoutwardly if desired.-

Each board 26, of wh' h the 'rodf 11' constructed, is I provided .with a rabbetetl edge each of wlllchis adapted to fit the rabbeted edge of an-adj'acentboard of the roof. A groove 27 is formed in the portion of each rabbeted edge which underlies an adioining rabbeted edge. Water, which \enters the cracks between the roof-boards 26, flows into grooves 27 and is drained from the roof thereby, thus preventing leakage through said cracks. The end boards of the roof are each provided with one rabbeted-edge which fits the rabbeted edge of anadjoining board and the exposed edge ofeach end board is finished preferably square. A strip of wood 28 is nailed to each end board of the roof and is adapted to hold the end board in place by an end of said strip resting againstthe topof a corner post 6,said strip 28, also, to cover the ends ;of theboards 21' of an end wall beneath said end board. A pair'of cleats 29 is nailed. to each intermediate-roof board 26 and, when said board is laid inplace, the top board of a side wall fits between said cleats and holds each intermedi;

ate board in place:

The pieces 30jand the pieces31, all of which can be cut; from a single board having a pair'ofvrabbeted edges, are nailed to the center board-- 32 and form therewith the ridge-pole 33, as 'depicted in Figs. '8 and 9.

Each groove 34 between a piece 30 and a piece 31 forms aiaocket for the upper ends of the roof-boards 26. The upper end of each roof-board 26 is provided with a bevel 35, which fits against aside face ofthe center board 32 when said roof-board is in the g5 plane ofthe portion of the roof in which it lies. Each piece 31' has a beveled edge at 36' upon which the roof-boards 26-a're adapted to rest. The projection 37 on each piece 30 prevents the rogf boards 26 from being raised out of groove 34. To provide additional means forseouring the roofl)oards'26" ,in groove 34, astrip of wood, or metal 38 can be attached to the top of each root board, and, when theends of said roof- 9s boards are inserted into groove 34, each strip 38 will entergroove 39 between projection 37 and .the'center-board 32, and said strip will beheld in said groove 39 by said projection. Said strip3S is preferably seini- 10c circular in crosslsection, as shown in Fig. 9, but a strip. aving any other desirable form of cross-see ion can be advantageously used forthe same purpose. Each end of said ridge pole 33 is covered by a board 40, which is nailed thereto and prevents the roof- .boards 26 fromabeing slid out of an end of a groove 34. Saidridge-pole is prevented from'longitudin al mot-ionby the cleats 41,

each of-which-isattaehed to the ridge-pole and is located adjacent'a center polo S, or

a board 22,.as shown in Fig.

Eaclicleat on the insideof the building is provided W1 'a screw-eye 42, or a plurality of such screw-eyes, or the like. A

plurality of screw-eyes 43 are secured to eachside wall 2 and each is located preferably.

between adjacent screw-eyes 42. The roofboards on each s de of the roof are fastened to a side wall 1 by a chain 44, which laced, 12d asshown in Fig. 7 through they scre\\'-eyes 42 and. the screw-eyes 43 and is attached at each end-in any suitable manner to acorner post 6. ,The roof-boards 26 are. thus,

secured firmly .to' each side wall 2 and, also,

are heldin placeby the cleats 29.

-At each end of the building and preferably on the inside thereof a tiered 45 connects the tops of the corner posts 6. Each intermediate post of one side wall is connected to an opposite intermediate post of -the other side wall hy a similar tie-rod- 4e5.

The center post 'of each end,- wall is' cona center wall as illustrated in Fig; 5, each post 13, which-forms a side (lf'll'lle doorframe, is connected toa corner 'post 6 by the tie-rods 47. When a door 14 and a windew-18 are located in .the same side wall'2, as shown in Fig. 3, a 'cornerpost (i and the post 13 are connected to each other by the tie-rods 48, and the top'of said post 13 is Connected to the other post 6 by a tie-rod 49. The center post 8 of each side wall is connected to each corner post 6 of the same wall by the tie-rod 50, as depicted in Fig. 2.

Each of the ,above-mentioned tic-rods 4?, 40, 47, 48, 49, and comprises a pair of rods which are connected'by a turn-buckle 51, as shown in Fig. 12. Each end of said '.-above-mentioned t-ierods is bent so as to fit into a pair of screw-eyes 52, which are at tached to an upright. Each-turn-buckle 51 is provided with a-pair of apertures 53, whichare preferably perpendicular to each other and extend transversely through said turn-buckle. A suitable to'olor nail can be inserted into eithervof said apertures for the purpose of turning-said tll1fl1-l)1l0l(l, whereby the tension of said tie-rod can be regulated.

i .fit against a pair ot' adjacent boards 26. '45

In the alternative form of ridge-pole, depictedin Figs. 10 and 11, a pole 54, which is provided with the beveled surfaees 55, ex-

tends the full length of the roof 11. Each;

roof-board 26 of one side of the roof is provided with a hinge 56, which'is, also, attached to an opposite board 26 of the other side of the roof. Each pair ofroof-boards '26 straddle the pole 54 and rest upon the beveled surfaces of said pole and, also,

The

ridge of the roof is covered with a pair of boards 57, which are nailed together along a side edge of each. The boards 57 are fastended to the pole 54 by a bolt 58, or a plu ralityof such bolts. e The building is assembled as follows: The sills are all fitted together in the man- .ncr hereimibovc described and each upright is set in its opening 7, Each ot'said right by a proper tic-rod, ortie-rods, which hold said uprights in position toercctthe walls of the building. In erecting a. side 'all '2. depictcdin Fig.2,weach board'21,

vhich located below a window 18, is in- .60

sorted into'a groove 9 in post (land into a groove 10 in post 8. Each si(le"pi ece lTot' each window 18 is set in place adjacent an end of a pair of boards 21 by sliding a "slotted end 20 over the board 21 to which gaid pair of boards 21" are attached. The

. p'ost 13 and is short boardsQl on one side of a window 18 are insert-ell into" a-groove' il in side" piece- 17 and into grbove tlfin a postl llfl -l'lle short boai-ds 217011 the other side window arc inserted into a groovy-"1 9 i1r a side piece '17 and into a grmive 10 in post sig Each board 2l extending aerossthe' to' i' bf a window 18 is inserted into a groove'Wai-id into a groove ;10, and "said board is; also,-

inserted iu theslotted end 20 of 'the topf'of each side piece 17 so that the mir fb an]a:- 21, which are, attached to said board 2l, will fit bctwceu said sidepic'ees 17 and fjor n the top of thewindow frame. The remaining space above each of said.lasbm'entiond boards 21 and-laitn'een post 8 and aqinstfit;L

-istillcd to the level, of the top of'groo velO with a board or boards 21L --ll1e top board of said side eXtends between the'en(l -posts 6 and is inserted-into a groov 9 in each of said posts 6 and, also, passes-throughslot-12 i-n the-top of post 8. All 'of the tieFrods-SO are then tightenedvby turning aturn-buckle 51 on each, whereby the uprights are{ caused to fit snugly against the ends of tlie bdards 21 and said boards 21are,also held firnilyg; inthe, groovesjiof said uprights. Eaehswindow 18 is then hung on its hinqesgfliin 1 -f In the side Wall 2, 'as 's'h'own iii-Jig. 3,:tl1e boards are'insejrted into the groove 9 ins-post, -6--and into groove 15 in 'post l8'vvhichgforinsar 4 partof the floor-frames; The-wboarda'to -which the pair of boards 21 is-attziclied-over the door-l4 extends hetw'eenthef COIlIGItp OSt 6 of said wall dial pas-2throughslotttltl'in the top of post 13 jandisinsertedeinto-a r; groove 9 in each ofsaid corner posts (l.-w"'1 he top board-of said wall,- also, passestl'irough slot 16 and is inserted into said gro o ves.9. The tie-rods {l8 and tie-rod 49 are then tightencd- I The boards 21 on each side of post 8 in an end wall 4, illustrated in Fig. 4, are inserted into groove 10 and into groove 9.,and fill'the space from the sill to the top of-said groove 10. The remaining boards, which; are above the top of grooves 10 and are inserted into grooves .9. p'asstlnmxghslot 12in post 8. The bgmrds-Ql, w-hiclrabut thereofooards 26, are inserted .into said slot. 12 in such manner that each end of each-ofsaid boards 21 willlie in a plane of-thc oofigll. The tie-rods al and the tie-rod 4-5jare then tightened. I: v g

lVhen a door l l is located inan end wall 1.20 4, as shown in :Fig. 5. the'lwards 21 (mm-1;, side'of said door are inserted into a' groove 15 in a post li land into a groove!) in apost 6 and fill the space from the sill to the top.

of groove 15 onjfcach side of saiddoor. "'I he 1% board 21 to which a pair of boards-21f 1S:

attached is than;inserted intoslots 16 in s aid' also, inserted into groovbsf). Therema'nnng space above said door is filled l to the top of grooves 9 with aboard'or 1-30J boards 22.

boards 21, which, also, extend through slots 16. Each board 22 'is attached to one of said boards-21 above door 1.4 by the bolts 23, and

the remaining boards- 21, which abut the roof-v boards areinserted in place between said The bolt 2% is then passed through the top end of each boar-"(122, and the tie-rod- LSand tie-rods 47 tightened and the door-is hung on its hinges 25. The ridge-pole 33 next set in place in such nianher that thetop of a ceuter'iost 8 in each end wall, or the top, of boar s 22 will be located "between. apair of cleats $1. The 'topend of each roof-board 26 is inserted into ahgroove 34k, and the, bottom end of each roof-board is set onthc topof a side wall so that the top of said side wall will-be between a pair of cleats 29. The end boardsiof the roof are inserted into place and a chain 4A is laced through the screw-eyes 42 and through screw-eyes 43'on each side of.-t he building and each chain is secured at -1ts ends by any fordinaryn eans.

I claim: v 1. In a portable building, the combination of a roof comprising a' ridge=pole having a pair of grooves, a pluralitypf roof-boards, each of said roof-boards being inserted into one of said grooves, each end roof-board being provided with a strip' of wood, each intermediate roof-board bein provided with a pair of cleats, a pairof si e-walls, a pairof endwalls, said ridge-polebeingsupported by said end walls, said cleats on each intermediate roof-board being adapted to straddle the top of a side wall, a plurality of screw-eyes attached to oneof said cleatson each roof-board, a plurality of screweyes attached to each side wa a pair of chains, each of sa d chains being laced through all ofsaid scrcw-eyes-on a side of 'thebuilding, and means. for securing each i end of 'said chains to-the building;

;2. In a portable building, the combination of a roof comprisin a each end of each of sai boards beingprovidcd with a cleat, each of said cleats being provided witlrascrew-eye, afwall adapted to suppo'rtan end of each of said boards, a pluralityof screw-eyes attached to said 'wall and adjacent said, first-mentioned screw- 'eyes, a chain laced through'all of said screweyes, and means for securing each end of said chain tosaid wall. V

3. A "portable building including a plurality of walls, a roofsupported from said walls and comprising a ridge-pole having a pair of grooves, a pluralityof roof-boards adapted to fit into saidgrooves, each of said roof-boards having r'abbted edges, each of said roof-boards being provided with a pair of cleats and'lwith screw-eyes, a plurality of screw-eyes secured to each wall supporting said roof and adjacent said cleats, a pair of chains, each of. isaid chains, being laced lurality of boards,.

purpose set-forth.

4;. In a portable building, a pair of up rights, a pair of members forming the sides of a. window frame, each end of each of said members being slotted 'andthe outer sides of said members being grooved between said slots thereof, "boards arranged "between the uprights, theflboards adjacent said memboards extending in said grooves of the members-and secured to the uprights, and a opposite sides of. the boards at the top and bottom of the window.

' uprights, the boards adjacent-said members extending into'the slots thereof, short boards extending in said grooves of the members and secured to the u rights, the boards enwhich form the sides of a window frame acting as supports for said members.

6. In a ortable house end uprights, posts formingt e sides of a door frame arranged inspaced relation to each other and to said the 'slottedupper ends, shortboards extending in said grooves and connected to the rights and extending through-the slotted endsof the posts, a pair of spaced vertical boards on opposite sides of and s ecured to said long board, a series of'boards disposed in said s ace between the vertical boards, and "a ri ge pole resting on the verticalboards.

7. In a portable house, in combination with the side walls and the ridge po'le, a.

the opposite ends of the roof boards, and by the side walls, and a flexible element secure the roof boards in position.

8. 'In a portable house, a'sill formed with with vertical side grooves and with a slotted grooves of'the post and the grooves of the uprights, a boardwhich extends through the slot of the post and seats in said grooves of the uprights, other boards which engage in through adjacent screw-e es on each side of said building, substantia ly as and for the uprights, a long board connected to the up-- bers extendin into the slots thereof, short pair of boards secured to and disposed on 5. In a portable building, a pair of upgaging in said slotte 'ends of the members end uprightsfsaidposts having slotted up--i per ends and their outer sides grooved below,

plurality of roof boards secured at one end 4 i to the ridge pole, eye members carried by laced through the eye members to rigidly openings at itscorners and with other and formed with inwardly facing grooves, 21 post' at one end of the sill engaging in anupper end, boards which engage in the side the slotted end of the post, a horizontal tie In testimony whereof I have affixed my rod 'connecting the uprights at the tops of signature in presence of two Witnesses. the latter, and'two airs of diegonal tie ROBERT R. BREWER rods arranged one palr on each side of the i I 5 post and eing connected at one end to the Witnesses:

post and at their opposite ends to the up- GLADYS VVAL'roN, rights. GEORGE G. ANDERSON. v 

